The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-18
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Anarchist LinEg Cheats the t;allows by
blowing His Head OF With . Small
Homb-Spies' Last Letter.


Blowing His Head OF With . Small
Bomb-Spies' Last Letter.
CHICAGO, Nov. ID, $3.50 q. n.-Lcuis
Lingg. The bomb maker, has just attempted
suicide by shooting himself through the
head while in his cell in the county Jail.
How ne secured the weapon with which
the deed was committed is a mystery, as
his cell clothing was again thoroughly
searched yesterday and to all appearances
the guards that sat in front of his cell have
watched him every minute. Lingg has al
ways been regarded as the most desperate
Anarchist of the lot. 1t was he who man.
ufactured the bombs for the Haymarket
riot, and in wl-ese cell the bombs were found
last Sunday.
Later-It is now learned that Lingg at
tempted suicide by means of a Illuminating
cap. and not with revolver, as first
stated. He held the cap IN his mouth and
Lit it with candle, which was burning in
his cell The explosion was the first warn
ing the iail people had, the guard seeing
bin with candle in his hand surprising
that he was lighting cigar. Immediately
after the explosion Deputy O'Neil rushed
into LEgg's cell. which was completely
envelopcu in smoke. There he found the
young Anarchist lying on his back with
great holes in his head, from which the
blood was rushing in torrents. He was at
once carried into the jail Office and placed
on table. He was still breathing family
and while DR.. Gray was examining him he
coughed slightly, and the blood poured
forth again from his terrible wounds and
from his mouth and nose.
After awhile Jailcr Foz made an exam.
NATION of the cell. On the floor he found
the shell of Il Illuminating cap. The sheriff
sand there had undoubtedly been dynamite
IN 1t.
Jailer Conrad Folz thus explains the man.
ner in which Lingg took his life. He said:
"Lingg IN some way became possessed of Il
dynamite cap. This cap is between one aud
Be-half inches long. 1t is made of copper
and the outer end is plugged up with q
piece of lead. TIE copper Tor at least half
AN inch is filed with dynamite, then a
small portion is filed with Illuminating
powder. Into this powder runs fuse
made of braided cloth. In my opinion
Lingg, while lying in bed, reached out MS
hand, tool, from the table the lighted candle
and then placed the explosive in his mouth
with the fuse outward. This he placed to
the candle and his mortal wound followed"
INGG s DEATH.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Turnkey O'Nell has
discovered the little agent which had
sc, led Lingg to accomplish his terrible
work. 1t was small Illuminating cap,
little over an inch long. 1t had been filled
with illuminate of mercury aud the small
fuse which is usually attached to these in
strumcnts of death had been touched off by
Lingg at the time. When he committed the
deed be was lying ON his face on his cot.
ffnr tho aft mir " hon hi pan tva coarrhaJ
another candle was found. At the top of
it, barely concealed by the ends OF the
wick, another Illuminating cap was found:
SO it was supposed that Linggs attempted
suicide was committed with one similarly
hidden. The candles are furnished by the
jail so that the caps must have been put in
by Ling himself.
Cloth baniages were passed around the
lower part of the face and around the top
of the head, hiding all but the nose, eyes
and forehead, all loose, dangling bones and
flesh beng first cut away. The gutta
percha mouth of a fountain syringe was
inserted with Doctors finger into the
great hole left by the dynamite. BY this
method water and brandy Were admins
tered
This was repeated at intervals. Lingg
meanwhile gazing steadfastly about him
every move of those in the room,
but apparently Indifferent to what they
did and caring nothing about the almost
ceascless slamming of the door only a few !
feet distant. Every now and then without
any seeming immediate cause fearful
hollow grooming would sound through the !
bandages. Listeners aghast would aban. I
don the room only to give place to a new
set not yet weakened Ey the horrors within
the death chamber.
Lining moved bis long sinewy right arm
easily-his left hand was torn by the dyna-
mlte-and without trouble wrote in Ger.
man simple directions as to raising him ,
higher or the like. Beyond a glance of /
to Captain Black, who came I
into the room, for a moment, and said ''poor,
poor fellow" there was nothing to break
The horrible agony OF SIX mortal hours wait /
for deaths approach. 7
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 3 p. m.-Lingg ex-
PRED at PAS this afternoon and was con-
sciOus to the last.
SPIES LAST LETTER.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Nov. 1O.-Goverror
)giesby has a letter written by August
Spies, in which the Anarchist says:
The fact that some of US have appealed to
-ou for justice, under the pardoning preroga
INTO cons liberation in the decision CT our case
Some Of my friends have asked you for ar abso-
ute pardon They feel the injustice done them
% intensely tina. they Can not reconcile the
dea OF communication of sentence with coa.
ciousness OF innocence. Others, among them
myself, while possessed OF the same feeling OF
Indignation. can perhaps more calmly and dis
,assionately look upon the matter as il stands
They do not disregard the fact that through the
n l,-ip iii prtip /
ng and slandcring. the press has succeeded in
treating sentiment of bitterness and hatred
Imon5 great portion Of the popGiacc that one
nan, no matter how powerful how courageous
md just he be, can not possibly overcome.
Further on he says:
They hold that 70 overcome that sentiment,
n the influence thereof, would be almost an I'M
possibility. Not wishing, therefore, to place
'ou Exceilency in a still more embarrassing po
ition between the blind fanatcism of the mis-.
Informed public On the one hand and justice on
he other they conclude to submit TO YOU uncon-
lrona'ly. implore You rct 10 let this differ
nee OF acton have any weight with YOU IT. de.
our fate. During our trial the desire
4 the prosecution TO slaughter ME and let my
o defendants OF with milder punishment was
ute apparent and manifest. 1t seemed
o me then and TO a great many others tina, the
roseeutor would be satisfied with one life.
'tate's Attorney Grinnell in his argument init
mated tins very plainly. 1 care not TO protest
ny innocence Of any crime and of the one l am
ccuscd OF in particular l have done that and
cave the rest TO the Judgment of history Blu;
0 you wish 10 address myself now as the al
eyed arch-conspira;or. leaving the fact tina: /
ave never belonged to any kind of conspiracy
vi Of the question altogether. fla sacrifice OF
fe there must be, Will noi my life suffice, The
tate's Attorney asked for no more Take
his. then; take my life.
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